hustled

past tense of hustle
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Recent Examples of hustled Instead of slowly taking the ball out of the rim, the Celtics hustled to push the ball up court. Jay King, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025 Without any additional hesitation, McMillian hustled over to the white backdrop to pose alongside Curry. Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025 Agents grabbed one man who appeared to be charging up the driveway, pinned him to the ground and hustled him behind the gate with his hands behind his back. Caroline Kubzansky, Boston Herald, 19 Sep. 2025 Farnaz Farjam, one of the show’s executive producers, told Deadline that the production hustled to find a way to capture all three elements. Peter White, Deadline, 1 Sep. 2025 The band hustled to build their social-media accounts, play shows, and produce a new EP. Kyle Chayka, New Yorker, 27 Aug. 2025 Many people hustled onto Sanchez’s front walk, sheltering in his doorway. Caroline Kubzansky, Chicago Tribune, 22 Aug. 2025 And Tovar, unlike Hernández, hustled out of the box and found himself safely on second base. Dan Freedman, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2025 After a Buxton homer, Larnach hustled out a double, Keaschall singled, Lewis walked and Lee brought them all home with his first major league grand slam. John Shipley, Twin Cities, 18 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hustled
Verb
  • President Joe Biden struggled to stop wars in Europe and the Middle East.
    Eric Cortellessa, Time, 11 Oct. 2025
  • The Bobcats had struggled to contain the Wildcats’ speed for the majority of the game.
    Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Duane heard the shooting and hurried around to help.
    Marguerite Reiss, Outdoor Life, 9 Oct. 2025
  • Daria hurried so as not to miss her chance.
    Catherine Lacey, New Yorker, 5 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Freeman took rookie Chad Patrick deep for the first Dodgers run, and his teammates squeezed a second run out of Brewers closer Abner Uribe in the ninth.
    Andy McCullough, New York Times, 14 Oct. 2025
  • The iPhone 17′s margin could also be squeezed by an unfavorable product mix and a higher bill of materials cost.
    Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 13 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • At 41 weeks, she was induced and labored for hours before doctors determined an emergency C-section was necessary.
    Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Already labored by national debt levels around double the European target, in September the French economy was downgraded by credit ratings agency Fitch.
    Saskya Vandoorne, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The eye midge may have implanted itself elsewhere and there’s no telling where those other icky creatures from Prodigy’s labs have scurried off to, but those are questions that will no doubt be answered once/if FX announces a second season.
    Lynette Rice, Deadline, 23 Sep. 2025
  • In the planning stages of the two-part Viking mission, which landed spacecraft on Mars in the mid-seventies, Sagan argued that the probes should include lights and cameras, in case creatures scurried past.
    David W. Brown, New Yorker, 13 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • James' office probed allegations that the organization inflated the former president's net worth by billions of dollars and cheated lenders and others with false and misleading financial statements.
    Ivan Pereira, ABC News, 9 Oct. 2025
  • Learn about the latest scam that has cheated companies out of millions.
    Alexandra Banner, CNN Money, 8 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Tom, Tom, the Piper’s Son (1969) followed, a nearly two-hour meditation constructed from a single clip of a silent 1905 Billy Bitzer film of the same name, variously slowed down, speeded up, and looped.
    News Desk, Artforum, 9 Oct. 2025
  • But also, our lives have sped up, and cycles of culture have sped up in their revolutions.
    Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The landscapes feel plucked from an epic poem, and centuries of battles, folklore, and ancient clans set the tone for a vibrant culture steeped in history.
    Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 12 Oct. 2025
  • Tradition meets contemporary design with this sculptural vessel that looks like it was plucked from a contemporary art exhibition.
    Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 10 Oct. 2025

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“Hustled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hustled. Accessed 17 Oct. 2025.

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